New Corvette Sales Skyrocket
05-09-2014, 08:01 PM
#81
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Yes ... one month's sales or even one year's sales does not a "pattern make".
2003 production numbers - 35.4K
2004 (Last year of C5) production numbers - 16.1K
2005 (First year of C6) production numbers - 37.3K
That's a yearly increase of 131% between C5 and C6. You can also see there was a drop as the expectation for the C6 cut into C5 sales.
In reality what we are seeing in the C7 is following the same pattern as the last major change in the platform. The proof in the design is if it can maintain higher (no one expects first years numbers in year 4-6 of cycle) numbers over the life of the platform, not just first year numbers.
2003 production numbers - 35.4K
2004 (Last year of C5) production numbers - 16.1K
2005 (First year of C6) production numbers - 37.3K
That's a yearly increase of 131% between C5 and C6. You can also see there was a drop as the expectation for the C6 cut into C5 sales.
In reality what we are seeing in the C7 is following the same pattern as the last major change in the platform. The proof in the design is if it can maintain higher (no one expects first years numbers in year 4-6 of cycle) numbers over the life of the platform, not just first year numbers.
Jimmy
05-09-2014, 11:03 PM
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05-09-2014, 11:27 PM
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Scraping the splitter.
05-09-2014, 11:40 PM
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To be fair i have a heck of an eye for cars.
05-10-2014, 06:47 AM
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Here in Tucson I see many vettes every time I drive somewhere but to date I have only seen two C7's, one turning into the area I live in Dove Mountain during the Accenture match play golf tournament and one a week ago in the parking lot at the Oro Valley Walmart near me.
05-10-2014, 07:18 AM
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